Party Chairman Attacked by Protesters in Bnei Brak
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Ofer Vinter, chairman of the Am Echad Israel party, was verbally assaulted by Jerusalem Faction protesters in Bnei Brak on Thursday. Demonstrators shouted accusations at Vinter as Border Police intervened. This incident echoes a previous event on September 24, when a salt shaker was thrown at former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the same city. A suspect was arrested and indicted for assault and related charges following the Bennett incident.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Ofer Vinter, chairman of Am Echad Israel, was verbally attacked by Jerusalem Faction protesters in Bnei Brak.
- Protesters shouted "You are burning the Torah" at Vinter during his visit.
- Border Police escorted Vinter away from the demonstrators.
- Vinter questioned a protester about why he was not studying Torah.
- The incident is similar to an attack on Naftali Bennett with a salt shaker on September 24.
- A suspect was indicted for assault and related charges following the Bennett incident.
Ofer Vinter, chairman of the Am Echad Israel party, was verbally attacked by protesters from the Jerusalem Faction during a visit to Bnei Brak on Thursday evening. Demonstrators shouted "You are burning the Torah" at Vinter as Border Police officers escorted him away from the scene. Vinter responded to one of the protesters by asking, "But why don't you study Torah? Can someone explain to me why he is here attacking us and take him to a yeshiva?"
This incident follows a similar event two weeks prior, on September 24, when a salt shaker was thrown at former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett while he was dining at a restaurant in Bnei Brak. Police at the time arrested a 26-year-old resident of Bnei Brak in connection with the incident. The Tel Aviv District Police's prosecution unit subsequently filed an indictment against the suspect for assault, attempted assault, and behavior likely to disturb public order, along with a request for house arrest until the proceedings conclude.
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